22 Prospects Invited to 2018 NFL Draft

Twenty-two prospects have confirmed that they will attend this years NFL Draft in Arlington, Texas, the NFL announced on April 5th.

Alabama, Louisville, and UCLA will all have two players in attendance, and the Southeastern Conference leading all conferences with five prospects being confirmed for the event.

The draft will begin with the first round on Thursday evening, April 26 continues Friday, April 27 with the second and third rounds, and will finish on Saturday, April 28 with the remaining rounds four through seven.

The NFL Draft, which was hosted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, last year, will be hosted in the state of Texas, a first in league history.

Players confirmed to attend this year’s NFL Draft:

Name: Position: College:

Jaire Alexander CB Louisville

Josh Allen QB Wyoming

Saquon Barkley RB Penn St.

Taven Bryan* DT Florida

Bradley Chubb DE NC St.

Sam Darnold QB USC

Marcus Davenport DE UTSA

Tremaine Edmunds LB VA Tech

Rashaan Evans* LB Alabama

Minkah Fitzpatrick* DB Alabama

Shaquem Griffin LB UCF

Derrius Guice* RB LSU

Josh Jackson CB Iowa

Lamar Jackson QB Louisville

Derwin James S FSU

Kolton Miller T UCLA

Josh Rosen QB UCLA

Roquan Smith* LB Georgia

Leighton Vander Esch LB Boise St.

Vita Vea DT Washington

Denzel Ward CB Ohio St.

Connor Williams T Texas

* Denotes SEC player

Bold name denotes player from Louisiana

2018 First Round Draft Order

1. Cleveland Browns

2. New York Giants

3. New York Jets (from Indianapolis)

4. Cleveland Browns (from Houston)

5. Denver Broncos

6. Indianapolis Colts (from New York Jets)

7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

8. Chicago Bears

9. San Francisco 49ers

10. Oakland Raiders

11. Miami Dolphins

12. Buffalo Bills (from Cincinnati)

13. Washington Redskins

14. Green Bay Packers

15. Arizona Cardinals

16. Baltimore Ravens

17. Los Angeles Chargers

18. Seattle Seahawks

19. Dallas Cowboys

20. Detroit Lions

21. Cincinnati Bengals (from Buffalo)

22. Buffalo Bills (from Kansas City)

23. New England Patriots (from Los Angeles Rams)

24. Carolina Panthers

25. Tennessee Titans

26. Atlanta Falcons

27. New Orleans Saints

28. Pittsburgh Steelers

29. Jacksonville Jaguars

30. Minnesota Vikings

31. New England Patriots

32. Philadelphia Eagles

Teams currently without a first round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft: Houston Texans, Kansas City Chiefs.